As I prepare to leave the States and return to Congo, the country has been weighing heavily on my heart... This is Congo Week, so there have been a number of articles in papers and online. So I urge you to look at the following articles, petition for the Congo and for her people.
Why we must break the silence. http://allafrica.com/stories/200910230077.html "A global consensus has existed for the past thirteen years. It basically says that it is fine to remain silent in the midst of the deadliest conflict in the world since the Holocaust, while the most unspeakable acts of atrocities are waged on the bodies of women and children in the heart of Africa."
Stopping Rape as a Weapon of War. http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/09/18/stopping-rape-weapon-war-congo "The United Nations estimates that 200,000 women and girls have been the victims of sexual violence since 1998. In 2008 alone, nearly 16,000 rapes were reported in Congo. In the east of the country, a battleground for government troops, militias, and foreign armies, sexual violence is practiced systematically by many fighters."
Thank you for caring about the Congolese people... We have the duty to not be silent, to advocate, share about and pray for the people of Congo who face unimaginable atrocities. Their hopes, dreams, fears, desires and families are not so different from ours here in the States. Please petition for the Congo.
With love,
Bethany
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